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Small-cap British building materials company Marshalls(MSLH.L) said revenue for 2008 fell 6 percent and that theoverall demand outlook remained uncertain The company's sharesfell 3 percent. Shares in Deutsche Postbank (DPBGn.DE) were down 2.5 percentafter the German bank said it expects to report a big 2008 lossafter it eliminated its stocks portfolio at the end of 2008,triggering large hidden losses. Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE), Germany's largest bank, which istaking an initial stake of just under 30 percent in Postbank,fell 5 percent. On the upside, shares in Renault (RENA.PA) rose 3.8 percentafter the French carmaker said sales fell 4.2 percent in 2008.The DJ Stoxx autos index .SXAP was the leading sectoralgainer, up 0.9 percent (Editing by Andrew Macdonald) Stocks Global Markets. Yet another shootout loss for the Senators last night when they faced off against the Rangers.The Ottawa Senators were the first team post-lockout to take part in the new shootout format yet, they are the worst team in the NHL in shootouts.NowI'm not going to write a huge article on how to fix it or what not I want to here from the Sens fansthemselves. What seems to be the problemThe one input I have to give would be, a couple of years ago I heard that some NHL teams were actually hiring shootout coaches Right now I see this as a good investment for the Sens.

They should hire somebody or at least practice and seewho's got what in their bag of tricks.In most shootout losses I have seen the Sens in the last to shooters are Alfredsson and Spezza. So than why is he still the guy we depend on in that 3rd spotAnyway, Id like to know from the Sensfaith full to see if you guys have any input on this subject.. job data By Viparat Jantraprap BANGKOK, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Thai stocks fell more than 1percent on Friday as investors unloaded shares in PTT and itsgroup on expectations of weak fourth-quarter earnings, whileother Southeast Asian markets ended mixed ahead of U.S jobdata Expectations that December U.S. payrolls would show big joblosses and deal a blow to hopes of a speedy recovery this yearpulled Asian stocks lower, and investors confined theirinterest to domestic sectors such as telecoms. Thailand's benchmark stock index .SETI ended down 1.28percent, with PTT PTT.BK, Thailand's biggest energy firm,sliding 3.28 percent and its refinery unit, Thai Oil TOP.BK,4.85 percent lower. PTT Aromatics PTTAR.BK lost 3.6 percent and PTTExploration and Production PTTE.BK was down 1.7 percent. "The earnings guidance by the PTT group yesterdaydisappointed the market," he said.

The quarterly results aredue to be released from late January. Singapore's Straits Times Index .FTSTI fell 1.2 percentto a one-week low, with banks leading decliners. DBS Group(DBSM.SI) was down 6.3 percent, United Overseas Bank (UOBH.SI)lost 1.5 percent and OCBC (OCBC.SI) was 0.4 percent lower. Malaysia ended higher, its index .KLSE adding 0.9percent, with palm plantation firm IOI Corp (IOIB.KL) up 0.5percent as Malaysian palm futures rose after a rebound in crudeoil. nJAK116306 O/R Telecoms shares gained in most markets, with TelekomMalaysia (TLMM.KL) rising 0.67 percent, Singapore Telecom(STEL.SI) gaining 1.2 percent and Thailand's True CorpTRUE.BK adding 2.7 percent.

Indonesian shares .JKSE climbed 1 percent, reversing froma 1.3 percent fall on Thursday, with Telkom Indonesia (TLKM.JK)up 1.4 percent and biggest plantation firm Astra Agro (AALI.JK)up 9.2 percent ($134.85 Baht) (Editing by Alan Raybould). NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc sees scaled-down portable computers and electronic readers as the hottest new devices it plans to support with cellular Internet connections, a top company executive said on Thursday. population now owns cell phones.Glenn Lurie, whose job involves convincing gadget companies to include AT&T cellular connections, is looking to support more devices such as netbooks and mobile Internet devices, which are smaller than laptops, handier to tote around and designed for easy Web access."This is a hot space," said Lurie, referring to netbook computers in an interview with Reuters at the Consumer Electronics Show ID:nN05368327 in Las Vegas. "I see this as a very big play in the youth market."Lurie said netbooks would have particular appeal to students who need to lug them from class to class each day but said they could also be a huge hit with other users who simply want something neater than a laptop.Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp recently started selling an Acer Inc netbook for $99 to customers who sign up for a $60-a-month, two-year data plan with AT&T wireless. Lurie said AT&T was seriously looking to selling similar devices in its own stores "when the time is right", giving its customers more options."Are there going to be subsidized laptops in the market The answer is yes," said Lurie, who said RadioShack had decided on the pricing for the Acer device.He would not comment on the specific terms of the RadioShack deal but said that when a retailer signs up a customer to a two-year AT&T service contract, it can receive a commission of about $200 to $250.The executive, who planned meetings on the sidelines of CES with all kinds of gadget makers, said that key issues he would discuss for computers such as netbooks would be how to prolong battery life, and the ability to shorten boot-up times.Laptops often take several minutes to switch on fully."The goal needs to be for all of us in the industry (to work toward) a more instant-on type device and an all-day device," he said.Lurie, who also works closely with AT&T distribution partners, including iPhone maker Apple Inc, declined to give any details about AT&T's plans for supporting e-readers but said that they would be key gadgets for the company.This week, Verizon said it planned for its network to support new e-readers as soon as this year.Verizon Wireless, owned by Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc, will surpass AT&T as the biggest U.S. mobile service provider on Friday when it closes its purchase of smaller rival Alltel.Beyond computers and e-readers, Lurie said he was open to considering any kind of gadget for AT&T's network."From my perspective, there's nothing wacky if customers want it," he said.(Editing by Edwin Chan; editing by Richard Chang) Technology Media.